AS21211 Katana: Kazusa Kami Fujiwara Munemichi

Ordering number : AS21211

Katana in Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon Token)(consignment sale)

Signature : Kazusa Kami Fujiwara Munemichi 上総守藤原宗道

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
Fujishiro To-Ko jiten:Shinto:Cyujyo saku:Echizen.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Gold failed single habaki.
Blade length : 73.4 cm or 28.9 inches.
Sori :1,0cm or 0.4 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.85 cm or 1.122 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.02 cm or 0.795inches.
Kasane : 0.69cm or 0.272 inches.
The weight of the sword 705 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era 1661.
Shape : The blade is about 3cm suriage
and Machiokuri sword. The sword is regular width and thickness woth small sori and longer kissaki which is　Kanei Taihei.
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach and some part, small chikei work.
Hamon :Nie deki gunome midare with small ashi soft Habuchi and soft nioikuchi. In hamon, sunagashi and strong kinsuji work.
Especially from Monnouchi area to Kissaki very active hamon.
Bo-shi is round shape hakikake,style and also kinsuji work.

Special feature: Kazusa Kami Fujiwara Munemichi is called Sugaya kuro uemon
and also Kazusa Kami first, he was named Munetsugu and worked atEchizen and his subject looks like Kanetaka.

Koshirae :
Saya :On the black Simeji , painted some design by Urusi painting.
Tsuba :On the Rokko style iron tsuba, engraved waterfall Matsu tree
an old man is talking his student. like Mogarasi Hoten style tsuba.
Menuki : a crabgraved. is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira: On the syakudo nanako plate, some seashell are engraved with gold color.
Kojiri: On the shigiuchi plate, waves are en

From Aoi Art : It is a well-made work of Kazusa Kami Munemichi. The Jigane is well polished and the Hamon is Gunome midare.
It will be a wonderful blade Jigane and hamon that flew wildly from the vicinity of monouchi to Kissaki, especially in the work of.
Especially for hamon in kisaki movement, there is movement and kinsuji works in the blade and you will be fascinated for a while.
Also, the mounting is a fairly well-made work, so I definitely recommend it.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.